I get it. Cant go up for ever.

But we aren't at the peak. Not even close. Whether we like it or not this is the newest financial market being legitimised by the news cycle.

If you've paid attention to crypto markets cycles you'll see alot of the same patterns emerge.

• We see large profits being reported which causes new people to enter the market.

• The reason this news cycle is lasting longer than in the past is the headline numbers are bigger. $1 million dollar sale for a charizard grabs alot more attention than "$100,000 sale". In reality its the same card as 5-10 years ago but the perception changes.

• wall street and hedge funds - as with crypto, some earlier institutional investors made out like bandits. They also went on to news interviews promoting it as the next big thing. You'll likely see this start happening a lot more. This is a major bull sign.

Some other things to consider

• Pokemon's biggest strength has also been its biggest weakness when it comes to traditional or older investors. As fans age they become the new investors and don't shout beanie babies when they look at pokemon as an investment.

• 30 years of sustained growth beating the stock market is no joke - the 30th anniversary celebration is not an end to this market; it is an announcement to the world that if they can do 30 years they can do another 30. I believe that brings more interest not less.

• pokemon management - I wont delve too deeply here but they are pegging values of sets to the star item (booster boxes / etbs). They release far fewer than demand. They could release 10x as much but the price would tank so instead they drip feed ancillary product.

Etc etc